Thump

Our big dog, Ginko, loves Tom’s mom. L-O-V-E-S her. If we tell him she’s coming to visit, he’ll sit by the front door and wait. When she arrives,

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And, the pharmacists laughed

Last Thursday, I drove to my local big-name pharmacy to pick up Lilly’s anti-depressants. I had a long list of errands, so I swung through the drive-through. One

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Smarty-pants matrix

The research that first ranked dog breeds by intelligence essentially measured how many exposures it took for various dogs to learn something new. Border collies, as you’ve likely

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Focus training for handlers?

The popular dog training books and DVDs in the “In Focus” series talk all about teaching your dog focus, but what about the handler? What’s a dog to

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Lilly on anti-depressants – Day One (tomorrow)

Last week, we got back the results of Lilly’s blood work in preparation for trying antidepressants to help her cope. The good news is that it came back

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Stage mom?

I know that my non-agility friends don’t get it. I’m quite convinced they are quite convinced that I’m a total stage mom. Those of you with performance dogs

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Happy news, sad news

Over the weekend, I learned two things about people and dogs I love — one happy, one sad. First the good news, my friend and trainer Joy Bishop

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Flood

It’s been a wet summer here, which is somewhat unusual in the high, often dry Rocky Mountains. Other places in the country easily get 2, even 4 inches

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Honor Stink Eye

Last week, Lilly went to the doctor for a major blood draw in preparation for our experiments with anti-depressants for her. Even though there are no indications (other

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If Lilly was …

Here’s a game we often play to amuse ourselves. Give it a try sometime with your own dog. If Lilly was … If Lilly was Native American, she’d

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